Edinburg was first named Chapin for the townsite promoter but was renamed in 1911. It is the Hidalgo County seat and the western gateway to the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Edinburg is also the center of a vast vegetable and citrus culture. Industries include food processing, furniture, foundry products, fertilizers, oil and dairy products. It is also the home of the University of Texas-Pan American.
Housed in the renovated train depot built in 1927
Edinburg, TX Information CentersDrag racing every other Sat. Feb. - Nov. Nine miles north on U.S. 281;
Edinburg, TX Race TracksFounded as the Hildalgo County Historical Museum in 1967, exhibits cover the history of South Texas and Northeastern Mexico from prehistoric times up to 1900. All new permanent exhibits have been installed in the $2.5 million New Wing, starting with a sea dinosaur and a 14
Edinburg, TX HistoryRodeo cowboys demonstrate calf roping, bull-riding, and Quarter Horse racing every Saturday evening at rodeo arena 2 miles south of Edinburg via U.S. 281; 0.5 mile west on Wisconsin Rd.;
Edinburg, TX RodeosFamily fun at three-pool swimming facility featuring 125-foot figure-eight water slide, water basketball, sand-pit volleyball, barbecue grills, and picnic tables. Also Fountain Water Park at 22
Edinburg, TX Water ParksWhimsical salute to area spinach crop depicts the cartoon sailor man; a favorite spot for snapshots with children; downtown c...
Housed in historic Esther Barnhart House, originally home of the Hodges family, early Beeville settlers. Changing exhibits of...
Memorabilia, photos and artifacts from town's founding; vintage furniture, hand tools, farm and household articles, restored ...
Five acres of native and exotic cacti and succulents; among thousands of plants is the largest nursery-grown cactus in Texas,...
Monument marks grave of Colonel Fannin and 342 men who had surrendered to Mexican forces during the Texas Revolution, and wer...